diff --git a/lib/auth/email/index.ts b/lib/auth/email/index.ts
index 28295e07..8ee746d3 100644
--- a/lib/auth/email/index.ts
+++ b/lib/auth/email/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {Router} from "express";
 import * as  passport from "passport";
-import * as validator from "validator";
+import validator from "validator";
 import {Strategy as LocalStrategy} from 'passport-local';
 
 import * as config from '../../config';
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 57b1edd3..1b150c15 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1562,6 +1562,12 @@
         "@types/node": "*"
       }
     },
+    "@types/validator": {
+      "version": "13.1.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/validator/-/validator-13.1.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-19C02B8mr53HufY7S+HO/EHBD7a/R22IwEwyqiHaR19iwL37dN3o0M8RianVInfSSqP7InVSg/o0mUATM4JWsQ==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": {
       "version": "4.26.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin/-/eslint-plugin-4.26.1.tgz",
@@ -15203,9 +15209,9 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-1WgS4cAXpuTnw+Ojeh2m143TyT4="
     },
     "sequelize": {
-      "version": "5.21.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sequelize/-/sequelize-5.21.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ptdeAxwTY0zbj7AK8m+SH3z52uHVrt/qmOTSIGo/kyfnSp3h5HeKlywkJf5GEk09kuRrPHfWARVSXH1W3IGU7g==",
+      "version": "5.22.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sequelize/-/sequelize-5.22.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-xFQQ38HPg7EyDRDA+NdzMSRWbo9m6Z/RxpjnkBl3ggyQG+jRrup48x0jaw4Ox42h56wFnXOBC2NZOkTJfZeWCw==",
       "requires": {
         "bluebird": "^3.5.0",
         "cls-bluebird": "^2.1.0",
@@ -15225,11 +15231,11 @@
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "debug": {
-          "version": "4.1.1",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.1.1.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-pYAIzeRo8J6KPEaJ0VWOh5Pzkbw/RetuzehGM7QRRX5he4fPHx2rdKMB256ehJCkX+XRQm16eZLqLNS8RSZXZw==",
+          "version": "4.3.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-doEwdvm4PCeK4K3RQN2ZC2BYUBaxwLARCqZmMjtF8a51J2Rb0xpVloFRnCODwqjpwnAoao4pelN8l3RJdv3gRQ==",
           "requires": {
-            "ms": "^2.1.1"
+            "ms": "2.1.2"
           }
         },
         "semver": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b4d3c628..c4ba9414 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@
     "readline-sync": "~1.4.7",
     "request": "~2.88.0",
     "scrypt-kdf": "^2.0.1",
-    "sequelize": "5.21.3",
-    "sequelize-cli": "~5.5.1",
+    "sequelize": "5.22.4",
+    "sequelize-cli": "5.5.1",
     "shortid": "~2.2.14",
     "socket.io": "~2.2.0",
     "toobusy-js": "~0.5.1",
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
     "@types/node": "~12.20.15",
     "@types/passport-google-oauth20": "^2.0.8",
     "@types/qs": "^6.9.6",
+    "@types/validator": "^13.1.4",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^4.26.1",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^4.26.1",
     "acorn": "~6.1.1",